Curriculum & Instruction Chapter 11 Interestingly Enough The New Standards Coincidentally Overlap

1. Interestingly enough, the new standards coincidentally overlap with the Common Core State

Standards (CCSS) used in the United States. Similar to CCSS, the new Russian standards specify

all but which of the following?

2. Professional development for classroom teachers includes all but which of the following?

3. Survey of Perceptions of Alignment Project should not include

4. Multiple measures in addition to CCSS might include all except:

5. In using a goal-based curriculum, there are four questions usually asked at the beginning of the

process. Which of the following is not one of those questions?

6. Which statement below does not belong with the other three?

7. First-District administrators should be responsible for overseeing project management, seeking

answers to the following questions:

8. Professional development for principals and teacher leaders includes all but which of the

following?

9. Most curricula organization approaches today are:

10. The benefits of using the NETS include:

11. The text identified an 18-step planning guide for a curriculum alignment project. The four

items below are all among the 18 steps, which one is out of sequence?

12. Which of the following is most likely a mastery objective?

13. Developing curriculum-based tests is

14. Once the curriculum-based tests are completed, the next step for the group is:

15. Which of the following is the best approach when selecting instructional materials for a new

curriculum?

16. A yearly planning matrix, with respect to being , can be used in all of the following cases

except

17. When constructing unit plans based on the annual matrix, which of the subject areas below

will find it easier to co construct the units?

18. In developing reporting materials the text made four recommendations in terms of reports

that include:

19. Which of the following does not belong with the other three?

20. One way of evaluating new curriculum centers on the teachers’ implementation. Which of the

statements below would not be appropriate in this approach?

21. Alignment Project Planning does not include which of the following?

22. Which of the following describes the curriculum support under the Common Core State

Standards?

23. Which is not a description of Common Core State Standards?

24. When creating a survey of perceptions of an alignment project, which of the following

questions does not fit?

25. A unit planning chart should include all but which of the following?

26. True or False. The written curriculum should represent a district-wide consensus about

instructional objectives and their relative importance for a given group of learners.

27. True or False. Mastery is an end point, but rather an elusive goal that remains forever out of

reach (Tucker 2013).

28. True or False. Multiple measures of assessment are essential for any curriculum.

29. True or False. Most districts, for example, would probably choose not to assess listening

skills, because valid listening tests are difficult to develop, administer, and score. Similarly, most

affective outcomes (such as “appreciating poetry”) are difficult to measure validly with

objectives.

30. True or False. Top-down curriculum design is usually not standards-based.

31. True or False. High quality lessons involve students and try to build on previous knowledge.

32. True or False. When questioning students in class only higher order questions should be

used.

33. True or False. The first important step in organizing the alignment project is establishing a

schedule.

34. True or False. There is a need for an educational task force to identify mastery objectives

within the curriculum.

35. True or False. Most curriculum development efforts do not use objective tests.

36. True or False. Those responsible for carrying out the steps identified in the planning guide

are expected to submit periodic reports, noting dates when key steps were carried out and

identifying any problems that developed.

37. True or False Principals should be responsible for overseeing project management, seeking

answers to Have all necessary instructional materials been provided, and are correlation charts

accurate?

38. True or False. Time during each professional development session needs to be allotted to

identify problems and assess progress. Regularly scheduled administrative and faculty meetings

can also be used to assess the progress of the project.

Question Type: T/F

39. True or False. A representative sample of administrators and teachers need to be interviewed,

(perhaps once every 2 months) to survey their perceptions and probe concerns.

40. True or False. The alignment project does not impact the professional climate of the school.

Type: F

41. __________________ is a process of ensuring that the written, the taught, and the tested

curriculum are closely congruent.

Type: F

42. Currently, PK-12 students are accessing and sharing information via Web-based learning,

smart boards, and mobile devices. Both ___________ and date sensitive, classroom technology

continues to morph and change with the times.

Type: F

43. What is taught and tested needs to encompass the mastery curriculum (as per set standards)

as well as what is outlined in the ________________.

44. A school’s curriculum philosophy and rationale statement must align with individual state or

Common Core Standards as well as augment the school’s vision, mission, and

________________________.

45. Identify three of the six statements the text listed as being appropriate relative to technology

in a school mission statement.

46. Questioning strategies should enhance the development of students’______________.

Type: F

47. According to Hatch (2013), strong networks of ___________ increase the chances that

teachers can work together to integrate technology and innovative classroom practices.

Type: E

48. A curriculum alignment task force should contain five types of constituents, name the five.

49. The submission of the yearly planning matrix will enable the principal and teacher to discuss

together such essential matters as the organizing of objectives, the optimal sequencing of

instruction, and the allocation of _______________ as a reflection of curricular priorities.

50. Using the six step process for developing curriculum-based assessments, identify the six

steps in sequence.

Type: F

51. Curriculum alignment requires the leadership team to _____________ and ____________

the alignment project.

52. Targets within Common Core standards set the ______________.

Type: F

53. Common Core Standards are clearly ____________ to those currently in use in 39 states.

Type: E

54. Construct an essay and state and evaluate the staff development model by Duff and Kear.

55. Construct a well-structured essay in which you explain the effective way to use the yearly

matrix.

56. Discuss the arguments made against having a curriculum that is too highly aligned. What do

you think of the arguments and why?

57. It is crucial for 21st century principals to ensure curriculum implementation. In an essay,

explain what steps a principal should take to do this.

58. Due largely to technological innovations, a globally shared vision of educational curriculum

is now becoming a reality. Discuss how this is true and changes occurring.

59. Describe the process of identifying who should be on a curriculum alignment committee and

what their first task should be.

60. There has been considerable interest in integrated curriculum, yet most curriculums today are

standards-based. Construct an essay explaining why this is so and include any research on

61. Discuss the significance of sequence in curriculum alignment.

62. The Southern Regional Education Board suggests objectives be assigned a label indicating

relative importance. The board’s top two are “E” for essential and “I” for important. How may

this relate to the concept of mastery objectives as explained in the text?

63. Curriculum-based tests may be done by an in-district assessment expert or an outside agency.

Assume you are the superintendent of a district containing 5,000 students and do not have an in-

district expert. Would you test by the unit, semester, or year? Support your decision.

64. It has been stated that instructional materials are determined as the next step after the

curriculum-based tests are constructed. Why is the timing critical and what is meant by the

phrase “instructional materials.”

65. The text suggests the use of a yearly planning matrix. The sample provided include codes

when something is mastered and when it is reinforced. Evaluate if a planning guide is

appropriate and make comments about the two levels of teaching included in the guide.

66. The text identified four questions that need to be asked when evaluating curriculum: (1) Have

all necessary instructional materials been provided, and are correlation charts accurate? (2) Are

tests being administered and scored on schedule? (3) Are staff-development sessions being

conducted by planed and are they judged by the participants to be helpful? (4) Are supervisors

and principals helping teachers to plan to teach effectively, teach to mastery objectives and

utilize test results to modify objectives? Which one question is not as critical as the others in

making an accurate assessment and why?

Type: E

67. The text suggests using a modified Likert-type indicator to assess the curriculum project. One

principal gave it to his faculty and had them do it during a faculty meeting and had them submit

the completed form to his secretary before they left and the secretary logged-in each form. A

second principal had faculty members names printed on the form, placed the forms in teachers’

boxes with a deadline. The third principal handed out forms at a faculty meeting and asked the

teachers to return it to a box in the faculty room within a week. Which do you think was best and

produced the moist reliable data? Why?

68. In Louisiana in 2005 the state came up with a “comprehensive curriculum” that providing

timing and sequence for each grade level expectation. Many school systems considered this a

mandate, yet when the state tests came in March, the results were not good. Why?

Type: E

69. In pre-observation conferences, supervisors can help the teacher assess what progress already

has been made and determine what mastery objectives should be emphasized in the week ahead.

The pre-observation conference should provide both with an opportunity to reflect on assessment

concerns. What might be some of the questions to be used during this conference and why those

questions?